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The envoys of the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union in Nigeria among others, have insisted that the Federal Government’s suspension of Twitter, is a violation of the fundamental human right of freedom of expression. The envoys who met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in Abuja on Monday, urged the […]
The Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has announced the immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreens in Nigeria. The IGP announced this on Monday during a meeting with senior police officers including commissioners and DIGs from across the states. He also directed that the issuance of spy number plates be put on hold. This according […]
A town hall meeting on the protection of public infrastructure is currently holding in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Ministry of Information and Culture had earlier launched the town hall meeting series in Lagos on April 25th, 2016. Ministers at the event include Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi FCT, Mohammed Bello; Aviation, […]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed all broadcasting stations to deactivate their Twitter accounts and suspend the patronage of the microblogging service provider. This is according to a communique put out by NBC on Monday. In the statement signed by Professor Armstrong Idachaba, the NBC noted that the directive is consequent on the suspension […]
Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwoolu has expressed his views on the current suspension of twitter’s activities in Nigeria by the Nigerian government. Sanwo-Olu, in a recent interview with Arise TV, explained that dialoguing with Twitter would have been better than an outright ban because of the economic implications of the move. In his words; […]
Floyd Mayweather predictably dominated YouTube star, Logan Paul, on Sunday night in an eight-round exhibition fight in Miami before admitting it could have been his final performance. Mayweather, who weighed in at 155 lbs with his opponent tipping the scales at 189.5 lbs, produced a slick performance much to the delight of the crowd at […]
Bandits have killed 26 persons including a police officer in another deadly attack on some communities in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Saturday. The spokesperson of the Zamfara Police Command, Shehu Mohammed explained that the assailants were armed with sophisticated weapons and invaded Tofa village in large numbers, shooting sporadically and killing […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has threatened legal action against the Federal Government over its ban of Twitter operations in Nigeria. A statement by the leader of the caucus Kingsley Chinda on Sunday noted that the Nigerian government does not have the power to ban the social media platform, […]
Gunmen have kidnapped a businessman, Mr Emmanuel Eze, in Kore town in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State on Thursday. Policespokesman in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed this development in a statement issued on Friday that Eze was kidnapped from his groceries shop at about 10. 30 p.m. He added that the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari called for global support to develop the resources in the Niger Basin area – home to over 160 million people who depend on the river as a means of sustenance. He made the call on Thursday in Abuja when he declared open the virtual 12th Summit of Heads of State and Government […]
